Upcoming neo-soul band Beaten Bodies draw on an eclectic range of music for inspiration.
When suffering from writer’s block, the band looks towards the nation’s leaders for sonic stimulus.
Tony Abbott
Tone thinks the world needs more “bloody true blue Aussie rock!” And who’s to argue with him? Being the visionary leader he is, Tone has been actively working to fix the shortage by forming his own band, Stop The Boats. When asked about his favourite Aussie rock line, Tone simply winked and said, “No way, get fucked, fuck off”.Bill Shorten
It’s a little known fact that when Peter Garrett joined the ALP, Bill ‘Tally’ Shorten nearly left politics to become the lead singer of Midnight Oil. Luckily for us he didn’t, because Shorten’s been working on an exciting minimalist electronica album. “This project pushes the boundaries around how much music a musician actually has to play,” he says. “The songs are almost totally reliant on crowd input. Sometimes I don’t even have to play a note.”Clive Palmer
Two words: populist rock. Palmersaurus has already shown the world he can twerk, but did you know he has the voice of a Spanish angel and the range of a young Mariah Carey?Christine Milne
Tired of having the Greens constantly linked to hippie ferals, Milne is currently writing music for the skinhead death metal outfit, Vomit.Pauline Hanson & Paul Keating
As was the case with Charles and Camilla, Paul and Pauline’s union has been stymied at every turn… until now. Word on the street is that the pair is back together and inseparable. Their Ipswich getaway has apparently long served as a breeding ground for creativity and… well, let’s just leave it at that. It’s been rumoured the duo are currently producing an album, entitled ‘One Love, One Nation’. The album allegedly contains two singles: ‘I Want To Do You Slowly’, a smooth funk ballad, and ‘She’s A Fish And Chip Shop Lady’, a rollicking 12 bar blues done in the style of Howlin’ Wolf.Beaten Bodies return from hibernation with their brand new offering ‘The Royal Road’ out June 9.
Beaten Bodies Tour Dates
Fri Jun 13 - The Heritage Hotel (Wollongong)Sat Jun 14 - The Howler (Melbourne)
Thu Jun 19 - The Joynt (Brisbane)
Fri Jun 20 - The Brewery (Byron Bay)
Sat Jun 21 - 5 Church Street (Bellingen)
Fri Jun 27 - The Murrah Hall (Bermagui)
Sat Jun 28 - Transit Bar (Canberra)
Sun Jun 29 - The Lansdowne Hotel (Sydney)
